“Anytime.”
“How’d the meeting go?”
Over the break, we’d talked about what I might expect from John, and his sons. Nathan spent a lot of time with Jamie andJack because his wife, Ashley, was best friends with Emily and Meg, so he heard all the gossip.
Nathan didn’t betray their confidences, but he did me a solid and he kept me up-to-date on the temperature of the situation.
“John was calmer than I expected.”
“I told you, he’s pretty chill.”
“Yeah, but you didn’t have a one-night stand with his daughter.”
“No. No, I did not.” He laughed, making the scar on the left side of his face wrinkle.
“Asshole.”
“Did the two weeks without seeing you tame her brothers’ attitudes?”
“Jamie and Jack yes, but Jay still wants to rip my head off and shit down my neck.”
“It’ll blow over.”
“The sooner the better.”
He lifted his chin. “Assignment?”
“Yup, Jay’s sending me to Dallas until Friday.” I laughed. I had a feeling I’d be getting more out-of-town gigs for the foreseeable future.
“Are you surprised?”
“Not even a little.”
I sat down and opened the folder. According to his file, Ramos suspected someone was following him, but like Jay said, there was no evidence. Not that it mattered. Protection duty was protection duty, and I’d never dismiss anyone’s instincts.
After reading the rest of the report and entering the necessary numbers in my phone, I spent an hour on the internet researching Ramos.
He liked the drama of being the center of attention. It wasn’t hard to imagine him starting something with the wrong person.
It’d be just as easy to imagine him hiring a bodyguard for the attention.
The internet was full of rumors that he’d accused several people of threatening him, but he’d never pressed charges.
I laced my fingers together and brought them to the back of my head before leaning back and stretching.
This week should be interesting.
At least it’ll be easy to avoid Madi.Our one-night stand might live rent-free in my head, but I couldn’t risk sleeping with her again. No matter how much I wanted to. I worked for her father and brothers, and these guys took the idea of protecting their own to a whole new level.
Chapter 3
Madi
Ireassured Timmy that I wasn’t mad, again, as I walked him and his mom to the receptionist. The stench of his vomit created a cloud around us.I’ll need to change before I see my next patient.Thank God I’d learned early on to always bring a change of clothes.
“Remember, electrolytes and crackers, in small doses.” I took a knee next to Timmy. “And remember, lots of rest. Can you do that?”
He nodded, making his dark hair fall over his clammy face. “Thank you, Ms. Madi.”
